peculiarity
noun
pe·cu·liar·i·ty
pi-ˌkyül-ˈyer-ə-tē 
-ˈya-rə-;
-ˌkyü-lē-ˈer-ə-,
-ˈa-rə-
plural peculiarities
Examples of peculiarity in a Sentence
the peculiarity of his appearance
It is a peculiarity of the house that there is no front door.
her peculiarities as a writer
Scientists tried to explain some peculiarities in the results of the experiment.
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There are some historical peculiarities that even patient scholarship cannot fully explain.
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Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
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—Megan Williams, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
This allows regular investors to make an investment in Bitcoin without having to deal with the technological peculiarities the asset poses.
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Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
The artist continues to interrogate the interplay between image and text in culture today –– illustrating the persistent dominance of advertising, as well as the peculiarities of newer phenomena, such as memes.
—Megan Williams, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
This allows regular investors to make an investment in Bitcoin without having to deal with the technological peculiarities the asset poses.
—Alexander S. Blume, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Sittenfeld himself remarked on the peculiarity of including his time in prison on a professional social networking site.
—Erin Glynn, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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“Peculiarity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peculiarity. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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peculiarity
noun
pe·cu·liar·i·ty
pi-ˌkyül-ˈyar-ət-ē
-ˌkyü-lē-ˈar-
plural peculiarities
1
: the quality or state of being peculiar
2
: something different or individual
3
: something odd or abnormal
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